Japan Gaga for God Eater

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Namco Bandai Monster Hunter killer tops the charts in first week.

By Anoop Gantayat

When we say Japan loves itself some Monster Hunter, what we really mean is that Japan loves four player local play mission-based games, often where you hunt (or, perhaps, kill) creatures (or, if you will, monsters).

Substitute "Eat" for "Hunt" and "God" for "Monsters," and you seem to do just as well, as evidenced by God Eater's first week performance. Namco Bandai's multiplayer Monster Hunter clone sold 295,000 units in its first week, easily topping the charts. The game's success actually doesn't come as a surprise, considering a demo version was downloaded over 1.5 million times.

God Eater was followed by mostly older titles. PS3's Star Ocean 4 was the exception, placing third with 72,000 units. The Xbox 360 version sold 162,000 in its first week in February last year, so it's hard to describe this as a success.